Events

This year for Festival of Archaeology, we are all about nature! Come along and get stuck in with crafts inspired by the festival, enjoy our beautiful green spaces, and explore our archaeology trail. 

Make your own masks inspired by the green man sundial excavated here at Norton Priory. Try your hand at cave painting just like they did in the Stone Age. Get ready for a delicious dig finding all the chocolate chip rocks in our cookie excavation.

Come and join in for free any time between 11am - 3pm.

Taking inspiration from all the different outdoor theatre shows at Norton Priory this year and the historical periods they are set in, we're making our very own costume pieces!

Become a swashbuckling, hook-handed pirate from the Pirates of Penzance by making your own sword. Get ready to sneak off to a ball in disguise with a mask inspired by Romeo & Juliet. Steal the crown and assume the role of a king like Claudius in Hamlet. Tell you own story "as you like it" with character puppets, or act it out yourself with some dress-up. 

Come and join in for free any time between 11am - 3pm.

Come and celebrate one of our favourite minibeasts at Norton Priory - the honeybee!

Learn all about the life cycle of honeybees and customise your own bee life cycle chart. Make your own bee bopper headband to show appreciation for all the bees here and everywhere.

Come and join in for free any time between 11am - 3pm.

Come and learn about toys through time - from the first toys to the 20th century. Get a closer look at how children have played for thousands of years and take home your own customised Victorian illusion toy - a thaumatrope!

Come and join in for free any time between 11am - 3pm.

Historia Normannis presents a siege special at Norton Priory. See an exciting battle on the event field where medieval knights and soldiers attack the palisades with siege engines and 12th century weaponry.  

There will also be family friendly crafts in the classroom, trails around the museum and gardens, and why not take your photo trying on some of our medieval fashions!  

This event is included with General Admission, with up to 3 children free per paying adult! Book online ahead of time for a discount. Pre-booing closes at 11.45pm the night before your visit. Or pay General Admission on arrival. 

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Come and get ready for National Wildlife Day with us! 

The woodlands at Norton Priory are full of creatures great and small - owls, badgers, foxes, bats - so we're giving them the spotlight this week. 

Make animal masks, pom-pom hedgehogs, and paper birds and bats - everything you need to celebrate the local wildlife this year.

Come and join in for free any time between 11am - 3pm.